Skip to main content

Search

Items tagged with: videogames

I really like that professional Dota 2 #eSport teams are still using paper notes during the strategic phase before each game despite everything else about their activity being digital.
#VideoGames #Dota2
#videogames #dota2 #esport

#MiniReview #VideoGames Bounty Train (2017) by Corbie Games is an economic simulation set in the American East around the Civil War. Zooming between stations in your personal steam train, you will have to transport passengers, cargo and crew to make money and face the many perils of this time, including bandits, native Americans, Union and Confederate soldiers, and even the Ku Klux Klan.

This game manages to breathe life in what is essentially a min-max game with interesting diminishing returns, timed and random events, and an overarching storyline that keeps things from going stale. You'll meet, even briefly, characters like Ulysses Grant, Robert Lee, Mark Twain, Samuel Colt and some of the most famous rail barons of the time.

Interestingly, I abandoned the game a few years back because of a save game breaking bug, but when I reinstalled it recently, ready to start over, I was able to resume my old save and complete the campaign.
#videogames #MiniReview

Finally reviewed Dice Legacy (2021) and it’s disappointing, as foretold by the early reviews. I wanted it to be better, but the studio DESTINYbit’s answer to the well-deserved criticism has been surprisingly immature.
#Review #VideoGames

No Pause? No Dice! – MrPetovan.com

Dice Legacy is a well-produced settlement survival game with strong board game elements. However the combination isn't very happy, and the studio didn't handle criticism very well.
blog.mrpetovan.com
#videogames #review

Valve has announced that their annual #Dota2 tournament The International would take place in Seattle and the play-offs are on the Oct 27th-29th week-end. I've been wanting to attend The International for several years, but so far it has taken place in remote locations around the world I wasn't able to fly to.

This year it finally would be doable for me, but I wouldn't want to go on my own (or inflict this on my partner), do I know any fellow Dota 2 enthusiasts planning on attending the event with whom we could group together?

Please boost for reach! #VideoGames
#videogames #dota2

This post is for all the #Gaming folks that signed up on .social by default who are looking for a home on #Mastodon that focuses on #VideoGames, has an inclusive community, and is well moderated. :boost_ok:

Come join us by signing up here --> https://mstdn.games

If you need help, we can help you transfer your account over! :blob_cat_dance:

Also, check out our 'how to' page for new users:

info.mstdn.games

#TTRPG #RetroGames #Nintendo #Xbox #Playstation #PCGaming #DnD #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Mastodon Games

We are a gaming-focused space on Mastodon. We welcome everyone who enjoys any type of gaming - it doesn't just need to be video games. Let's build a diverse and inclusive community together!
Mastodon hosted on mstdn.games
#videogames #ttrpg #mastodon #nintendo #Gaming #LGBTQ #retrogames #DnD #LGBTQIA #Xbox #playstation #pcgaming

#MiniReview #VideoGames Dredge (2023) is a light horror-fishing game I discovered on a Twitch stream and liked instantly. With simple QTEs for the actual fishing and a somewhat limited map, it isn't very long (I finished the main story in about 10h) but makes up for it in raw charm. Visuals, sounds and atmosphere are all top-notch, while forgiving mechanics makes it avoid the die-and-retry pitfall.

Highly recommended!
#videogames #MiniReview

In #VideoGames, we're all familiar with display engines struggling to render complex scenes, leading to stuttering or lower frame rate. I'm curious about the opposite, cases where the simulation itself is struggling but the rendering done in parallel is just fine? Video examples appreciated.
#videogames

That feeling when you keep losing racing against your own ghost in #VideoGames
#videogames

#MiniReview #VideoGames
  • Install Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (2018).
  • Get team wiped out on the second tactical battle after the tutorial.
  • Uninstall.

I simply don't have the time for these games.
#videogames #MiniReview

#MiniReview #VideoGames As the sole survivor of a mission to save the world, you are The Captain (2021) on a journey back to hopefully save Earth. With a branching storyline that you can fast-replay to get all the alternative paths, it is a nice point-and-click game with engaging characters. I couldn't bear to finish the game though, as the story themes around loss and responsibility started to weigh a little too much on my mind. Still recommended.
#videogames #MiniReview

I am longing for an official Dota 2 board game so that I can accurately recreate the video game experience of having neither time nor friends to play it with. #VideoGames #BoardGames #Dota2
#videogames #boardgames #dota2

#MiniReview #videogames After Two Point Hospital (2018) that was too close to Theme Hospital (1998) for me to enjoy on its own, Two Point Campus (2022) is the proof that Two Point Studios have Bullfrog-like chops. Played during a recent Free Weekend, I found it to be a fun and engaging building/management game, this time like no other.
#videogames #MiniReview

#MiniReview #VideoGames Finally played @IndustriesGame after backing it several years and waiting for the 1.0 release a week ago, went bankrupt during the tutorial mission, 10/10 will play again. 👍
#videogames #MiniReview @IndustriesGame

Here it is, my #Review of Death Stranding. I left the game not much better than when I entered it ~75 play hours ago, which is a testament to the talent the studio had to deploy to make any sense of Kojima's hypothetical grand plan. #VideoGames

Death Stranding: All this, for this? – MrPetovan.com

Death Stranding boasts a
blog.mrpetovan.com
#videogames #review

After 75 hours I'm finally free from Death Stranding, is anyone still interested by a review 18 months after its official release or should I keep myself to a mini review to avoid (re-)triggering Death Stranding fatigue? #VideoGames
#videogames

Once again, I played the game of "Browsing Steam" for about an hour and, more importantly, for free!

#VideoGames
#videogames

I have a bunch of new followers today, so a re- #Introduction is in order.

I'm Serge. I'm sometimes known online as @emacsen

I'm a believer in the power of #FreeSoftware to do good in the world and be an agent of self-determination.

I believe in #FreeCulture because culture is part of humanity.

My most recent project is #Babka, an online space for #Jews and Jewish allies.

I'm a #geek I love play, #boardgames #ttpg, #videogames, #superheroes

Let's be #friends
#videogames #jews #freesoftware #introduction #boardgames #geek #friends #freeculture #babka #ttpg #superheroes @Emacsen

I've recently shared on here that running water and sewers were my favorite engineering feats including because we now take them for absolute granted nowadays. But it hasn't always been the case, and I just had a lot of fun managing a Polish city's water supply from the XVth century into the XXth thanks to @scriptwelder . Check out Waterworks!

#VideoGames


Waterworks! by scriptwelder

Can you help provide the medieval town of Grudziądz with water?
itch.io
#videogames @users/scriptwelder

#MiniReview #VideoGames Sunless Skies (2019) is the direct sequel to Sunless Sea (2015) taking place in Failbetter Games's gothic horror Fallen London universe. And exactly as its predecessor, it's very well written and eventually very tedious.
#videogames #MiniReview

I realize that I’ve never formally recommended Playnite. This is an open-source video game library manager with bindings for most commercial game stores (Steam, Epic, Battle.net, GOG, XBox, PlayStation, Itch.io, …), allowing to have a synthetic view of a scattered digital video game library.

It’s available on Windows and I can’t recommend it enough. I even contributed $15 to its development.

#VideoGames


Playnite - video game library manager

Video game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games.
playnite.link
#videogames

#MiniReview Humankind™ (2021) is a nice game, but it is so similar to Civilization VI (2016) that it feels like a glorified mod, down to the degraded performances on my computer and the odd couple of quirks. The few new concepts are neat, but they don't alter the overall game experience beyond its obvious inspiration. #VideoGames
#videogames #MiniReview

#MiniReview After 8 hours, I finished Titanfall 2 (2016) single-player campaign and it was very, very good, as @Bean!_ advertised. I tried to find a multiplayer cooperative Frontier Defense game but I couldn't keep a connection to the server before actually finding a game. I'm sad there's no local bot match but overall I can't complain.

#VideoGames
#videogames #MiniReview

Brace yourselves, the Steam Winter Sale Has Begun!

#VideoGames
#videogames

Announcement! :verified_mastodon: :boost_ok:

We have been officially approved to be listed on JoinMastodon.org under the #Gaming category! :1up: :controller4: :blobcatgamer:

We’re super excited for what this means for our servers continued growth. Thank you all SO MUCH for your ongoing support!

#VideoGames #gamer #RetroGaming #Tabletop #DnD #GameDev #Developer
#videogames #gamedev #gamer #tabletop #Gaming #DnD #retrogaming #developer

Last night I dreamt I was playing a video game about extraterrestrial colonization survival. It was a top-down 8-bit style game where most of the life support aspects had to be manually activated by colonists. In particular power was provided by an exercise bike.

The main issue was that colonists would progressively become mad one by one, turning on their former teammates. At the end, the local wildlife also showed up and a giant space giraffe was wrecking havoc in my simple base while being mostly unharmed by the Tesla coil defense tower installed on the roof.

#VideoGames
#videogames

Just in case someone else stumbles on my Axiom Verge (2015) post, but it can be fun for anybody else, here's an incredibly detailed #map of the game world, with 1 pixel = 1 basic block.
#VideoGames #PixelArt #Metroid

https://www.deviantart.com/magicofgames/art/The-ultimate-Axiom-Verge-Map-818391214
#videogames #map #pixelart #Metroid

I'm close to the end of Axiom Verge (2015), a recent Metroid homage, and I wonder whether people actually like wandering in an almost completely explored map, searching for the place to go next once most of the traversal tools have been unlocked? Feels tedious. #VideoGames
#videogames

#twitter #friendica #videogames #fediverse #activitypub #diaspora #programming #ostatus #parenting #LEGO #introduction

Me playing a puzzle game's 1st level: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!

Me playing a puzzle game's 5th level: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

#VideoGames
#videogames

Oof, this stings, but it's fair, no #Dota2 tournament I've watched in the past couple years escaped the betting sponsorship, some have even been going for cryptocurrency exchange sponsorship. I love the game but man it's depressing. #VideoGames

https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/3099

I think gambling is a shady business and even if you ignore the ethical consequences of addicted people gambling their lives away or the money laundering that happens there, there is still the very practical side effect of fixed matches on your espor…
www.nerfnow.com
#videogames #dota2

X-Zibit: "Yo dawg, I heard you liked #Minecraft so I put Minecraft in Minecraft so you can play Minecraft while you play Minecraft" #videogames #programming

I made Minecraft in Minecraft with redstone!

3D Minecraft in Minecraft with no command blocks, no datapacks and no mods.Features include an 8x8x8 fully 3D-rendered world with 16 different block types, 3...
YouTube
#videogames #programming #Minecraft

Randomly remembering that circa 1998 among my friends we had a house rule when playing Goldeneye 007 for Nintendo 64 not to pick Oddjob or Jaws as their significant height difference from the other characters made them hard to hit or headshot respectively. #videogames
#videogames

Never mind, third time's the charm, I clicked and I clicked and I clicked and I finally clicked through this mission, closing a 20 years long #videogames chapter of my life. Many times I came back to some game several years later, thinking I'd be better, and this time it's true!
#videogames

In Deep Rock Galactic, I started a spreadsheet to determine if Hazard levels 4 and 5 are worth it given the time required to fight the extra enemies and the increased risk of failing missions. It's not #VideoGames anymore, it's science! 👨‍🔬
#videogames

On the heels of Duke Nukem 3D, I distinctively remember Half-Life and Counter-Strike being "realistic enough" for me to feel like I was playing in actual places. Subsequently, no improvements in graphic quality has ever single-handedly added to my enjoyment since. #VideoGames
#videogames

⇧